This is more than worth the money, but if you're recording professionally you might want to stick with the German and Japanese brands.
If you've never had one of these before, it's about twice the size and weight of a standard sized harmonica.
This version has some good features - the slide works really well, it's very airtight, you can easily take it apart to service it.
It's got the thicker heavy duty reeds - they improve the sound, but take a little more air from you to play.
Despite the metal covering, it indeed has a plastic comb. I didn't feel that hurts the sound.
When I first tried it, I thought something was wrong with the first and last reeds - it took too much effort to blow - it turned out it just needed a blast from some canned air to blow out some lint.
I was getting some weird chorusing sounds in the middle - it turned out my technique was at fault.
I've been playing since the 80's, and I'd say that this is a great starter to mid level chromatic harmonica. If you are coming to it from other harps and/or styles, this is something that requires a little more precision. All of the tricks we learn shaping our mouths and lips to bend notes aren't really effective here - that's what the slide is for.
It seems quieter than I expected for the amount of air I'm blowing into it - that doesn't mean it's a quiet instrument, just not as loud as my usual harp.
And the slide can take this into clarinet or accordion territory, giving you an expanded timbre.
If you're a pro, you probably already have a $300 version of this, and this isn't going to sound as good or better. If you're a beginner, or just want to dabble, this is a GREAT way to get into chromatic harp.
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A barrier breaking instrument, but pros should look elsewhere.
This is more than worth the money, but if you're recording professionally you might want to stick with the German and Japanese brands. If you've never had one of these before, it's about twice the size and weight of a standard sized harmonica.This version has some good features - the slide works really well, it's very airtight, you can easily take it apart to service it. It's got the thicker heavy duty reeds - they improve the sound, but take a little more air from you to play.Despite the metal covering, it indeed has a plastic comb. I didn't feel that hurts the sound. When I first tried it, I thought something was wrong with the first and last reeds - it took too much effort to blow - it turned out it just needed a blast from some canned air to blow out some lint.I was getting some weird chorusing sounds in the middle - it turned out my technique was at fault. I've been playing since the 80's, and I'd say that this is a great starter to mid level chromatic harmonica. If you are coming to it from other harps and/or styles, this is something that requires a little more precision. All of the tricks we learn shaping our mouths and lips to bend notes aren't really effective here - that's what the slide is for. It seems quieter than I expected for the amount of air I'm blowing into it - that doesn't mean it's a quiet instrument, just not as loud as my usual harp. And the slide can take this into clarinet or accordion territory, giving you an expanded timbre. If you're a pro, you probably already have a $300 version of this, and this isn't going to sound as good or better. If you're a beginner, or just want to dabble, this is a GREAT way to get into chromatic harp.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2023
If you've never had one of these before, it's about twice the size and weight of a standard sized harmonica.
This version has some good features - the slide works really well, it's very airtight, you can easily take it apart to service it.
It's got the thicker heavy duty reeds - they improve the sound, but take a little more air from you to play.
Despite the metal covering, it indeed has a plastic comb. I didn't feel that hurts the sound.
When I first tried it, I thought something was wrong with the first and last reeds - it took too much effort to blow - it turned out it just needed a blast from some canned air to blow out some lint.
I was getting some weird chorusing sounds in the middle - it turned out my technique was at fault.
I've been playing since the 80's, and I'd say that this is a great starter to mid level chromatic harmonica. If you are coming to it from other harps and/or styles, this is something that requires a little more precision. All of the tricks we learn shaping our mouths and lips to bend notes aren't really effective here - that's what the slide is for.
It seems quieter than I expected for the amount of air I'm blowing into it - that doesn't mean it's a quiet instrument, just not as loud as my usual harp.
And the slide can take this into clarinet or accordion territory, giving you an expanded timbre.
If you're a pro, you probably already have a $300 version of this, and this isn't going to sound as good or better. If you're a beginner, or just want to dabble, this is a GREAT way to get into chromatic harp.
A barrier breaking instrument, but pros should look elsewhere.
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2023
This is more than worth the money, but if you're recording professionally you might want to stick with the German and Japanese brands.Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2023
If you've never had one of these before, it's about twice the size and weight of a standard sized harmonica.
This version has some good features - the slide works really well, it's very airtight, you can easily take it apart to service it.
It's got the thicker heavy duty reeds - they improve the sound, but take a little more air from you to play.
Despite the metal covering, it indeed has a plastic comb. I didn't feel that hurts the sound.
When I first tried it, I thought something was wrong with the first and last reeds - it took too much effort to blow - it turned out it just needed a blast from some canned air to blow out some lint.
I was getting some weird chorusing sounds in the middle - it turned out my technique was at fault.
I've been playing since the 80's, and I'd say that this is a great starter to mid level chromatic harmonica. If you are coming to it from other harps and/or styles, this is something that requires a little more precision. All of the tricks we learn shaping our mouths and lips to bend notes aren't really effective here - that's what the slide is for.
It seems quieter than I expected for the amount of air I'm blowing into it - that doesn't mean it's a quiet instrument, just not as loud as my usual harp.
And the slide can take this into clarinet or accordion territory, giving you an expanded timbre.
If you're a pro, you probably already have a $300 version of this, and this isn't going to sound as good or better. If you're a beginner, or just want to dabble, this is a GREAT way to get into chromatic harp.
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